Tag: Communion

I gathered at the Communion Table like never seen before. On Sunday, I was faced with the reality of my sin as Pastor Kenny preached on the reality of the cross from the perspective of our sin and the wrath of God.  For a majority of the service I was confronted by my darkness that once separated me from the Light. It is my sin that nailed Christ to the cross, but it is also the cross of Christ that frees me from the bondage of sin. The Gospel is so good! By the end of the service, I had my head in my hands praising a God of grace.

I went home that night and wrote a poem reflecting the passage below:

“And you who were dead in your sins…God made alive together with Him, having forgiven all our sins, but canceling the certificate of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This He set aside, nailing it to the cross.” Colossians 2:13-14 

 

sin is more than blood and gore

more than neglecting the poor

more than sleeping with a whore

more than being wicked to the core

sin is more than a binge on gin and rum

more than forsaking the lowly bum

more than pretending to be blind, deaf or dumb

more than being compassionately numb

sin is more than committing a vile crime

more than stealing a nickel or dime

more than a mind filled with grime

more than wasting away valuable time

sin is more than one night before the ring

more than an extra-marital fling

more than putting an enemy in a sling

more than having no offering to bring

Sin is slapping a Holy God in the face

defaming the name of His glory and grace

facing a judgement without a case

separating all from His eternal place

 

Sin is recorded on a certificate of debt,

punishable by death; an infinite loss

but Christ has taken the the dirty note

and nailed it to the splintered cross